Broken People, Broken Bus, a photo from テネシー, South

Photographer's Note

We are in the We Are Prepared to Die: The Freedom Rides 1961 exhibit of National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions Morgan v. Virginia (1946) and Boynton v. Virginia (1960), which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. The Southern states had ignored the rulings and the federal government did nothing to enforce them. The first Freedom Ride left Washington, D.C., on May 4, 1961, and was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans on May 17. On May 14, Mother's Day, in Anniston, Alabama, a mob of Klu Klux Klansmen attacked the first of the two buses (the Greyhound). The driver tried to leave the station, but was blocked until KKK members slashed its tires. The mob forced the crippled bus to stop several miles outside of town and then threw a firebomb into it. As the bus burned, the mob held the doors shut, intending to burn the riders to death. Sources disagree, but either an exploding fuel tank or an undercover state investigator brandishing a revolver caused the mob to retreat, and the riders escaped the bus. (From Wikipedia.)

This is a view of the burnt-out Greyhound bus now on display in the museum. The workshop photos, Broken People, Broken Bus I and Broken People, Broken Bus III, show the interior of the bus and the bus from a different angle, respectively.

Kırık İnsanlar, Kırık Otob�s

Memphis, Tennessee壇eki Ulusal Sivil Haklar M�zesi地in ﾖlmeye Hazırız: 1961 ﾖzg�rl�k Binişleri sergisindeyiz.

ﾖzg�rl�k Binicileri, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Y�ksek Mahkemesi'nin ayrılmış kamu otob�slerin anayasaya aykırı olduğuna h�kmeden Morgan / Virginia (1946) ve Boynton / Virginia (1960) kararlarının uygulanmamasına itiraz etmek i輅n 1961'de ve ertesi yıllarda Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin g�neyine, ayrılmış eyaletlere giden devletlerarası otob�sleri kullanan sivil haklar aktivistleriydi. G�ney devletleri kararları gmezden gelmişti ve federal h�k�met onları uygulatmak i輅n hi軛ir şey yapmamıştı. İlk ﾖzg�rl�k Binişi, 4 Mayıs 1961'de Washington DC'den ayrıldı ve 17 Mayıs'ta New Orleans'a gelmesi planlandı. 14 Mayıs Anneler G�n�nde, Anniston, Alabama'da bir s�r� Klu Klux ﾇeteci, iki otob�sten birincisine (Greyhound) saldırdı. S�r�c� istasyondan ayrılmaya 軋lıştı, ancak KKK �yeleri lastiklerini patlatana kadar engellendi. ﾇete, sakat kalan otob�s� şehrin dışından birka� mil uzakta durmaya zorladı ve sonra i輅ne bir yangın bombası attı. Otob�s yanarken, 軻te binicileri yakarak d�rme amacıyla kapıları kapalı tuttu. Kaynaklar aynı fikirde değil, ancak patlayan bir yakıt deposu veya bir tabanca patlatan gizli bir devlet m�fettişi, 軻tenin geri 軻kilmesine neden oldu ve biniciler otob�sten ka輻ılar. (Vikipedi'den.)

Bu şimdi m�zede sergilenen yanmış Greyhound otob�s�n�n bir g�nt�s�. Atye fotoğrafları, Kırık İnsanlar, Kırık Otob�s I ve Kırık İnsanlar, Kırık Otob�s III, sırasıyla otob�s�n i輅ni ve otob�s� farklı bir a�ıdan gtermektedir.

Exif Data
Camera / Image Information
Make: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Lens: 3.8-247.0 mm
Software: Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Macintosh)
File Size: 824 kb
Shot Information
Exposure Time: 1/20
F-Stop: f/3.4
ISO Speed Ratings: 1600
Focal length: 3.80 mm (in 35mm: 21.0 mm)
Date Taken: 2018-06-19 11:33
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode

papagolf21, ikeharel, pajaran, Fis2, snunney, holmertz, jhm, worldcitizen, Cricri, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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papagolf21 (152607) 2019-02-10 23:08

Bonjour, cher Murat,
L'homme est l'esp鐵e la plus insens馥, il v駭鑽e un Dieu invisible et massacre une nature visible. Sans savoir que cette nature qu'il massacre est ce Dieu invisible qu'il v駭鑽e.
Triste r饌lit�. Int駻essante note d'accompagnement;
Amiti駸.
Philippe

ikeharel (114435) 2019-02-10 23:28

No wonder it was kept as it was after the raid, Murat.
Unbelievable story, something I knew that happend - but not with the details you noted. What people can do to others... Good reportage.
Have a nice new week,
Ike

pajaran (116915) 2019-02-10 23:52

Dobar dan.
Lepi pogledi, interesantan i dobar tekst ....
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici, lepo pokazano.
Interesantan eksponat u muzeju.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja.

Fis2 (171789) 2019-02-11 0:45

Witaj Murat!
Next interesting exhibit from museum.
View makes impression.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Nice day.
Krzysztof

snunney (130967) 2019-02-11 1:51

Hello Murat,
An historic vehicle commemorating the terrible things that men do to one another in the name of colour. Excellent documentary presentation.

holmertz (103520) 2019-02-11 2:36

Hello Murat,
It's another interesting and chilling reminder of the 1960's, but someone might say that there were "very fine people on both sides" even on that occasion.
Regards,
Gert

lousat (139906) 2019-02-11 3:53

Hi Murat,maybe one of the most important pieces of this museum,we can see well what remains of this bus burned during the human right manifestation. 3 excellent pics,i like in particular the interior view in the WS. Have a nice week and thanks,Luciano

Silvio1953 (222747) 2019-02-11 4:00

Ciao Murat, interesting view of brocken bus, fine details, splendid claroity and wonderful natural colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (211738) 2019-02-11 5:33

Hello Murat,

We get a perfect view of the broken bus.
Very sharp and clear.
Great detailed view, soft light too.
Excellent composition.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Nicou (193814) 2019-02-11 6:22

Hello

quelle iamge de ce bus accident� il a apris uns acr� chos frontal quel d馮穰 et iamge pos� dans ce mus馥 quelel veu et cpatage sueprbe compo avec les paneaux d'affichage en fond.
Bravo et amiti�
Nciou

Tue (93296) 2019-02-11 8:05

Hello Murat,
An excellent photo of this bus, which is still a silent witness to what happened not even so long ago. You handled the lighting well.
Lars

Cricri (176) 2019-02-11 8:15

Hi Murat
note int駻essant d'une triste r饌lit�,
le bus en pi鐵e de mus馥 bien pr駸enter , tout comme les deux WS
Bonne journ馥
cricri

rychem (72187) 2019-02-11 8:24

did not know this event from the history of the USA, sad but after many years it brought effect, interestingly presented at the exhibition
regards Ryszard

ChrisJ (172372) 2019-02-12 2:44

Hello Murat,

A sinister reminder of the deep divisions which although much improved since 1961, still have a long way to go and sadly, it seems it's on the comeback and reversing rather than improving this decade. Tfs!

ktanska (45018) 2019-02-12 10:22

Hi Murat,
Great to see this bus which was so important item on the history of civil rights. It has certainly received some beating. Thanks for giving information of the events from not so distant history.
Kari

mkamionka (75009) 2019-02-15 2:31

Hi Murat,
this is a very interesting reportage from yet another unknown to me museum.
The only thing which bothers me a bit is the noise in the photo as a consequence of the high ISO setting.
I really recommend using noise filter like Neat Image software. Quick and simple and demo version is free I think.
It should improve the effect.
The broken bus is certainly an unexpected thing to see in a museum.
Great work,
M

jmdias (116307) 2019-02-23 9:17

murat

a very nice piece of museum telling a sad history and the long journey to a zone with no more segregation. an image well done.
nice note.
take care
jorge